The Vacation Nerd with Patrick Wiscombe

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Supersonic passenger flights sound like a throwback, but the next wave may be closer than most travelers realize. We dig into the FAA’s steps toward allowing supersonic flight and why the biggest breakthrough isn’t just speed, it’s noise. Wi...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Cruises for $199 per person. A quiet, luxury corner of Cancun that feels like a private beach. And a pile of Black Friday travel deals that can actually move the needle on your total trip cost. We’re bringing our annual Black Friday edition...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Airlines are getting sued for selling “window seats” that don’t actually have a window, and honestly, we get it. We kick things off with a practical fix: how to verify your seat before you pay extra, plus why this keeps happening on digital...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Disney is changing how it charges for theme park tickets, and it’s about to feel a lot more like booking a flight. We talk through Disney’s new dynamic pricing approach, why it’s happening, and how it could reward travelers who can shift dat...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Fresca is back on Delta flights, and we can’t stop smiling about it, because the tiny details of travel often reveal the biggest truths: comfort matters, routines matter, and smart planning beats hype every time. Patrick and Mark kick things...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Port Canaveral just took the crown from Miami as the world’s busiest cruise port and that one stat says a lot about where cruising demand is headed. We unpack what changed, why Port Canaveral’s passenger numbers surged, and how that can affe...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Flying has gotten so tense that the U.S. Department of Transportation is now running a civility campaign, and we have thoughts. We kick things off with practical air travel etiquette that actually works in the real world: how to treat flight...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. One careless flex can wreck a whole vacation. We talk about a real-world travel mistake that keeps happening: posting boarding passes and booking details online, then acting surprised when someone uses that information to mess with the reser...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Delta is bringing 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners into the fleet, and that’s the kind of headline that actually matters when you’re the one stuck on a long flight. We talk through what makes the 787 such a traveler favorite, where Delta plans to u...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Hawaii is one of the easiest “yes” vacations you can book, but choosing the right island can feel like a quiz you didn’t study for. We walk through a simple way to decide by matching the island to the experience you actually want, then we st...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Southwest Airlines with airport lounges? That headline stopped us in our tracks, because it signals a real shift in how Southwest wants to compete and how travelers might plan airport time, starting with a lounge planned for Honolulu. We als...

SEND US A VOICEMAIL! Be part of the show. Tap or click the link to ask your travel related question(s)...or just say hi. Tell us your name and where you live. Europe travel is adding new layers of “permission to travel,” and the acronyms can feel like a prank until you are staring at an airport check-in counter. We break down what EES means for border control and biometric entry, what ETIAS is (an...